Ch11 Troubleshooting Windows Flashcards
How do you access Windows Advanced Boot Options?
Press F8 just after the BIOS POST, but before Windows starts.
Windows Adv. Boot - Safe Mode Defined
Starts system with minimal set of drivers.
Windows Adv. Boot - Safe Mode w Networking Defined
Starts system with minimal set of drivers and enables network support.
Windows Adv. Boot - Safe Mode w/ Command Prompt Defined
Starts system with minimal drivers and loads to Command Prompt instead of GUI.
Windows Adv. Boot - Enable Boot Logging Defined
Creates a ntblog.txt file.
Windows Adv. Boot - Enable Low Resolution Video (640x480) Defined
Uses standard VGA drivers in stead of a GPU specific driver, but uses all other drivers.
Called Enable VGA in XP
Windows Adv. Boot - Last Known Good Configuration Defined
Starts the system with the last configuration known to work.
Windows Adv. Boot - Directory Services Restore Defined
Used to restore a domain controller’s active directory (Windows Server).
Listed, but not used in Win7/XP/Vista
Windows Adv. Boot - Debugging Mode Defined
Enables use of a debug program to examine the system kernel.
Windows Adv. Boot - ‘Disable automatic restart on system failure’ Defined
Prevents Windows from automatically restarting if an error causes Windows to fail; use if stuck in reboot loop.
Win7 / Vista only.
Windows Adv. Boot - ‘Disable driver signature enforcement’ Defined
Enables drivers containing improper signatures to be installed.
Windows Adv. Boot - Start Windows Normally Defined
Used to reboot to regular Windows.
What is WinRE
Windows Recovery Environment; utility used to help solve issues in Win7/Vista
WinRE - Startup Repair Defined
Automatically fixes certain problems, such as missing or damaged system files that might prevent Windows from starting.
WinRE - System Restore Defined
Restores computer to an earlier point in time without affecting personal files.
WinRE - System Image Recovery Defined
Restores the contents of a hard disk from a backup in Windows 7.
WinRE - Windows Complete PC Restore Defined
Restores the contents of a hard disk from a backup in Vista.
WinRE - Windows Memory Diagnostic Tool
Scans the computer’s memory for errors.
WinRE - Command Prompt Defined
Used to perform recovery-related operations and also run other command-line tools.
Puts user into a directory called X:\Sources
What is Windows XP Recovery Console
Command-line interface used for repairs such as rebuilding the master boot record and others, which is included on the Windows XP CD-ROM
How to Fix ‘BOOTMGR is missing’ Error (2)
- System Recovery Options >> Startup Repair option
- System Recovery Options >> Command Prompt >> bootrec /fixboot
How to fix ‘The Windows Boot Configuration Data file is missing required information’ Error (3)
- System Recovery Options >> Startup Repair
- System Recovery Options >> Command Prompt >> bootrec //rebuildbcd
- Remove and recreate BCD Stote by using following commands:
Bcdedit /export C:\BCD_Backup
ren c:\boot\bcd bcd.old
Bootrec /rebuildbcd
What other name is the Windows Recovery Environment known as?
Systep Recovery Options
Which option starts the system with a minimal set of drivers?
Safe Mode